Story: Musket wars

Rangituke

Rangituke

This is Ngāpuhi rangatira Rangituke (centre) with his wife and son. Painted in 1827, the image illustrates the changes in weaponry at the time. Rangituke holds a taiaha (fighting staff) in his right hand while his son holds a long-barreled musket.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: G-634
Oil on canvas by Augustus Earle

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page:

Basil Keane, 'Musket wars - Waikato', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/38087/rangituke (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Basil Keane, published 20 Jun 2012